{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.durbin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/durbin-announces-3-million-to-support-business-development-in-illinois", "Durbin Announces $3 Million To Support Business Development In Illinois", "2016-11-22", "2016", "2016-11", "Democrat", "House", "IL", "Richard Durbin", "D000563", "www.durbin.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "11.22.16\n\t\t\t Durbin Announces $3 Million To Support Business Development In Illinois \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tCHICAGO \u2013 U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced $3 million in federal funding to support business development efforts in Illinois, primarily in manufacturing and minority-owned businesses. This funding, awarded through the U.S. Department of Commerce, will help support product development, innovation, and technical assistance.  \u00a0  \u201cIllinois is home to some of the world\u2019s leading businesses and manufacturing companies, which support thousands of jobs and generate tremendous economic activity in our state,\u201d Durbin said. \u201cThis funding will help equip them with development and technical services that will keep Illinois on the cutting-edge of innovation and growth.\u201d  \u00a0  Under this announcement, the following organizations will receive funding:  \u00a0  \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Catalyze Chicago: $500,000 in funding through the Economic Development Administration to support the creation of a full-scale technology incubator that focuses primarily on physical product development and hardware innovation for manufacturers and entrepreneurs. mHub will provide a focal point for hardware and advanced manufacturing communities in the Chicagoland region; and,  \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ACG Chicago, Inc.: $2,500,000 in funding through the Minority Business Development Agency\u2019s (MBDA) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) grant to provide technical assistance and business development services that result in awarded financial transactions to Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs).\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n    \n   \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tPrevious Article\n\t\t    \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.durbin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/durbin-announces-3-million-to-support-business-development-in-illinois"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6914901789277792, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}